Interactive wireless surveillance and security system and associated method
a wireless surveillance and security system technology, applied in the field of surveillance and security systems, can solve the problems of reducing the service life of devices, so as to facilitate remote surveillance and security
Inactive Publication Date: 2004-08-17
CHANG IND INC
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Another advantageous aspect of the present invention comprises a method of providing surveillance and security with a surveillance and security system, comprising a system component and a wireless command unit, adapted for application to a premises. According to such a method, a surveillance signal is sent from the system component installed on and capable of interacting with the premises to the wireless command unit remotely disposed with respect thereto. The command unit is configured to provide at least one of an audio indicia and a video indicia of the surveillance signal. In addition, at least one of a control signal and a broadcast signal may be sent from the command unit to the system component. The system component is responsive to the control signal and is configured to provide at least one of an audio indicia and a video indicia of the broadcast signal to the premises. The system component and the command unit thereby cooperate to provide two-way communication therebetween so as to facilitate remote surveillance and security for the premises.
Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention provide a surveillance and security system for a premises or property capable of providing an expedited alarm notification to the property owner, regardless of the proximity of the owner with respect to the property, while providing sufficient detail to the property owner regarding the nature of the alarm and the related events transpiring at the property. Further, embodiments of the present invention allow the property to be surveyed with sufficient detail to allow the nature of the alarm to be immediately identified and addressed by the property owner. In addition, embodiments of the present invention are capable of allowing the property owner to assess the security status of the property prior to approaching that property, for example, as a periodic status update of the property provided to the property owner or by allowing the property owner to conduct an on-demand assessment of the property. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention provide significant advantages as detailed herein.
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However, typically available systems for providing surveillance and / or security for such property may have limitations which may not be desirable for the property owner.
For example, commercially available security devices may be installed on the property, but such devices may only provide for local alerts of security breaches.
However, such devices may sometimes be readily defeated or, in areas where such devices are commonplace, may be ignored by bystanders altogether.
Further, in remote areas, the alarm or siren may not be heard by anyone at all.
In addition, if an alarm is activated, the cause or perpetrator may remain unknown since the offensive event is typically not recorded.
As such, a local system may only be effective if the property owner is within the vicinity and is able to take immediate action.
However, such services may require costly monitoring agreements, emergency personnel may not respond in a timely manner, and the property owner may not be available or timely notified of the alarm event.
As such, the property owner may be dissatisfied with the extent of protection available with such a system since the ability of someone to take immediate action in the event of an alarm is also limited.
In some instances, the event or person causing the alarm at the property is known to the property owner, or may be the property owner himself, wherein the activation of the alarm is inadvertent or accidental.
The resulting false alarm may unnecessarily disturb bystanders and / or neighbors and may serve to further the indifference of bystanders to such alarms.
If the property owner is not in the area and able to reset or cancel the alarm, unnecessary central monitoring services may be used and emergency response units dispatched to the property, thereby possibly resulting in costly charges to the property owner and waste of limited emergency response resources.
Typically, the surveillance and security system would not discern such a situation as an alarm event since, for example, the situation may be outside the scope of protection or the owner may have already disabled the system.
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The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a surveillance and security system 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Though the present invention is described herein in terms of an exemplary applicability to a premises 120, such as a residential dwelling, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the described system 100 is equally applicable to, for example, a commercial building, an automobile, a boat, an airplane, or any other premises which would ...
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A surveillance and security system, adapted to be applicable to a premises, is provided. The system comprises a system component installed on and capable of interacting with the premises. A wireless command unit is configured to communicate with and control the system component from a remotely-disposed location with respect thereto. The system component is configured to perform an examination of the premises and to send a corresponding surveillance signal to the command unit. The command unit is configured to send a broadcast signal to the system component for a corresponding broadcast to the premises. The command unit is thereby capable of two-way audio / video communication with the system component so as to provide remote surveillance and security for the premises. An associated method is also provided.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to surveillance and security systems and, more particularly, to an interactive wireless surveillance and security system, wherein a portable command unit is capable of two-way audiovisual communication with and controlling of a portion of the surveillance and security system installed at a remote location.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe prevalence of crime in any locale may urge a property owner in that locale to install a security system on that property, wherein such property may comprise, for example, a house, a commercial building, a car, a boat, or the like. However, typically available systems for providing surveillance and / or security for such property may have limitations which may not be desirable for the property owner. For example, commercially available security devices may be installed on the property, but such devices may only provide for local alerts of security breaches. That is, if security of the property is breach...
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CPCG08B25/10
InventorCHANG, YU-WENTRAEGER, WILLIAM
OwnerCHANG IND INC